H.R. 8926: Protect Pregnancy Care Centers Act of 2022

117th Congress · introduced 2022-09-20 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

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Where it came from: introduced 2022-09-20 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Protect Pregnancy Care Centers Act of 2022

Plain summary

Protect Pregnancy Care Centers Act of 2022 This bill directs the Inspectors General of the Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security to report to Congress on domestic violent extremism against pregnancy centers. Such report shall include criteria for opening, managing, and closing investigations related to domestic violent extremism; information sharing relating to domestic violent extremism within and between the federal government, state, local, tribal, territorial, and foreign governments, specified congressional committees, nongovernmental organizations, and the private sector; all incidents of domestic violent extremism against pregnancy centers from May 1, 2022, through the date of this bill's enactment; and a recommendation as to criteria to be utilized in establishing a potential program to make grants to pregnancy centers for purposes of enabling grantees to prevent, prepare for, protect against, and respond to domestic violent extremism, and a report on current federal programs and federal funding streams available to pregnancy centers for such purposes.

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Official text

Protect Pregnancy Care Centers Act of 2022

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] · 30 cosponsors

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Ashley Hinson (R-IA), Jim Banks (R-IN), Andy Harris (R-MD), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Ralph Norman (R-SC), Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA), Michael Guest (R-MS), Randy K. Weber, Sr. (R-TX), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Randy Feenstra (R-IA), Robert B. Aderholt (R-AL), Scott Franklin (R-FL), Brian Babin (R-TX), Robert E. Latta (R-OH), Cliff Bentz (R-OR), Lance Gooden (R-TX), Daniel Webster (R-FL), Tracey Mann (R-KS), Mike Johnson (R-LA), Lloyd Smucker (R-PA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] reported raising $797,217 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117hr8926.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/hr>

Record fed-us-cong117-hr8926 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117